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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Laila Wilson" <tenderage@tenderageschools.com>
Reply-To: mrslailawilson@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:26:45 +0300
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!


I am Mrs. Laila Wilson from Tokelau Island, a terminally ill cancer patien=
t suffering from grade 4 ovarian and breast cancer. I was married to Mr. Al=
ex A. Wilson a real estate and business tycoon notable for his great charit=
y and philanthropic work before his death, which occurred on April 2nd, 201=
3. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of =806,500,000.00 (=
Six Million and Five Hundred Thousand Euro) only, with a bank in Spain, whi=
ch was derived from his vast real estate=92s business. Presently, this mone=
y is still with the bank in Spain in my name as the beneficiary. Meanwhile,=
I am in the United Kingdom undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment=
in the hospital, and my doctors told me recently, that I have limited days=
to live as the cancers continues to spread from where they started to othe=
r parts of my body. In view of this, I have decided to donate the funds to =
the less privileges, orphans and charity organizations to put smiles on the=
orphanage, disabled and the less privileged. Therefore, I need your honest=
and sincere cooperation to receive this money and donate to any non-profit=
charity organizations and Motherless babies homes of your choice. I will s=
end official letter of authorization to the bank requesting them to release=
the money to you upon receipt of your acceptance and interest. I took this=
decision because I do not have any relative or child to inherit this money=
when I pass away, and my late husband only sister died 2011, which is the =
reason I took this bold decision. Please I do not need any telephone commun=
ication as it's against the hospital guideline for terminally ill cancer pa=
tients, because it increases my pain and affect my breath. Please, ignore t=
his message if you don=92t find it appropriate or worthy of attention, othe=
rwise, I will appreciate very much reading your response. REPLY IF INTEREST=
ED. Always pray for my health. Best regards and Shabbat Shalom. Mrs. Laila =
Wilson

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